Improvement in combined ironing-board and cutting-table



Pate nted March 26,1878

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of a perspective view of my invention.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M. FOSKETT, OF LE MARS, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED IRONING-BOARD AND CUTTING-TABLE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No'. 201,605, dated March26, 1878; application filed March 4,1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. FosK rT, of Le Mars, in the county ofPlymouth and State of Iowa, have invented a new and valuable Improvementin Combined Ironing-B card and Cutting-Table; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation Fig. 2 is a plan View, withside board attached, to be used as a cutting-table. Fig. 3 is a detachedview of the side board.

This invention has relation to ironing-boards used in the laundry, andthe object or purpose'thereof is to render said board readilyconvertible into a cutting-table, for the use of cutting patterns,dresses, or other garments, as will be hereinafter described, andsubsequently pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a rectangular table, having aslightlyreduced or tapering end similar to the ordinary ironing-boards.The table A has upon one of its sides a covering, a, of suitablematerial, this side of the table being designed to be used as anironing-board.

The reverse sidea of the table, when used as a cutting-table, hassecured thereto a side board, B, provided upon its edges with pins 12,which enter holes in the edge of the table. The board B has cleats csecured to its under side, which project out from the edge of the boardsufiiciently to act as braces in steadying it, and also to prevent anyweight upon said board from bending or otherwise injurin g the pins 1).

It will be noticed that the board B, near one of its ends, is slightlywider, and has an irregular curve, the reverse of that upon the end ofthe table A, so that when the board is secured in place a perfect jointwill be formed between the meeting edges of the tableA and side board B.

To one end of the table A is secured a metal shelf or stand, d, providedwith perforations, the purpose of which is to hold or support the;ironswhen not in use. This shelf or stand, if desired, may be formed with arim around its sides, so that, when the table A is in a reversedposition for use as a cutting-table, the shelf or stand may serve as aholder for spools of thread, needles, scissors, or other similararticles needed within reach while the cutting-table is being used.

One end of the table A is pivoted to legs or supports e, braced bycross-pieces f; or any other suitable frame may be used to support oneend of the table, while the other end rests on a chair, Window-sill, orother convenient object.

When the table is in position for use the legs 6 are retained in anupright position by a brace, g, pivoted at one end to the edge of thetable, a recess, h, in its lower end fitting over one of thecross-pieces f.

The brace g is not a permanent fixture to thetable, the pin beingrigidly secured to the brace and working in a hole in the edge of thetable; and when the table is required to be used as a cutting-table, thebrace may be removed and placed upon the opposite side. When the tableis not in use, it may be folded upon its'support or frame and put awayin a convenient place.

I am aware that an ironing-table consisting of a board having hingedfolding legs at one end, supported by a brace hinged to the under sideof the table or board, and engaging with the legs, is old; also, thatauxiliary strips capable of attachment to the sides of the board, toextend its surface and convert it into a work-table, is not new, and Itherefore do not wish to be understood as claiming, broadly, any ofthese features; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I do claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The legs 6, pivoted to the edges of the board A, and at the extreme'endthereof, in combination with the detachable brace g, pivoted to the edgeof the board, and engaging with the bars f on legs 0, said board A beingprovided with a detachable strip, B, adapted to be secured to the sidethereof, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimonythat I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name inpresence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. FOSKETT.

